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Parents blamed their children for horrific living conditions with faeces smeared on walls and told a social worker they could 'take them', a court has heard.
The parents, who cannot be identified to protect the identities of the children, left a razor out and used one of their children's toothbrushes to clean a lightbulb, Liverpool Crown Court heard on Tuesday (May 30). The court also heard how they were left in nappies 'day and night' and were not potty trained.
Both parents claimed they had not neglected their children, who were all under the age of 16, reports the Liverpool Echo. The court heard that one of the children also had a disability.
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The court heard there was a toddler mattress on the floor of one bedroom with no duvet or bed sheets, exposed floor boards and there was faeces on several walls.
Mr Hopkins told the court there had been a "strong smell of urine" in various parts of the house as well as a full potty in one of the rooms. Despite a few toys, there were no other items as such and there was broken furniture upstairs that posed a threat to the children.
Mr Hopkins added that the mum of the children was "aggressive and argumentative" towards the social worker, in front of the children and on one occasion said: "You can take them, I've had enough."
On another unannounced visit, the court heard that one of the children had been "locked in a room" and the parents had "made no improvements" to the upstairs area. Mr Hopkins added that both parents "put blame on the children" and "spoke negatively about them" as they said the children were "out of control".
The court heard there was "evidence of fundamental failure", to which His Honour
Tributes have poured in for a 'beautiful' young woman who died in a tragic accident in Spain - as her family desperately try to fly her back home to the UK.
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